November 26, 2011, Show Dog After the Show

November 26, 2011....This is a gorgeous Yorkshire Terrier show dog named Havoc. He is wearing his satin coat that is made so that the shiny side fits next to his fur to help prevent knotting.

My daughter made the beautiful coat for Havoc, whose "mom" is a friend,  and soon found she had more requests for the darling little coats than she had time to create. (She also made that comfy red bed for Havoc.)

Obviously, it was a big day for Havoc and now time to crash. :) Please click picture to enlarge.

November 23, 2011, Tiffany-Style Lamp and View From Living Room

November 23, 2011....This is the Tiffany-style lamp that I made in 1987, just two years before the 1989 earthquake. Miraculously, it did not go over and break. It is now fastened to the round table that it sets on, so the whole table would have to go over or the house would have to collapse for it to break (God forbid).

This photo was taken looking out of my living room on to the deck and the Santa Cruz Mountains beyond on a cloudy day.

This was the most difficult lamp that I have ever made. However, I have the pattern, mold and glass to make the Tiffany-style cherry blossom lamp. The question is, will I ever actually make another  2000+ piece lamp. :)

November 20, 2011, Dolly and Tiffany Lamp

November 20, 2011....This is Dolly and the Tiffany-Style lamp that I made. Dolly was a gorgeous and utterly devoted Himalayan Cat. She lived for thirteen years but  succumbed to kitty-asthma this March. I sure miss her:

November 18, 2011, Barb's Christmas Quilt

November 18, 2011....My "Idaho" sister-in-law made this beautiful Christmas quilt.

She always gets a big head start on Christmas. :)

November 6, 2011, Handmade Serving Dish for Julie

November 6, 2011....This is a small serving dish that I made for Julie.  The clay is rolled out and  thrown over a mold.  Then the design is  added and it is bisque-fired, glazed, and finally  high-fired in the kiln.  (The picture is  of my beautiful mother when she was a young woman.)

November 2, 2011, Frog on Tomato

November2, 2011....On the subject of  tomatoes, my daughter took this cute little guy living in a tomato bush in her garden last summer: